With the holidays and family time coming up, he offers a lot of tips about creative ways of photographing those who are nearest and dearest to you. Joel offers tips for creating photographs that will be meaningful and interesting for generations to come.

Some of his tips:

Don't line everyone up in a row staring at the camera.

Flash ruins more photos than it helps. If you can't turn off the flash, put some duct tape over it.

Look for photo opportunities in everyday life.

Do your photographs tell a story about a person's life?

Do you have photographs of family members doing their job?

Cameras - you get what you pay for.

Use soft natural light.

Listen to Cathy's interview with Joel on this KFOR podcast. (please note: KFOR podcasts are available only for about one month).

If you enjoyed this podcast, you might also enjoy Joel's 2007 speech on the environment and nature photography at the E N Thompson Forum lecture series at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. It's also available on video. I was there!